Needs and experiences of cancer care in patients' perspectives among the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community: a systematic review

ASW Chan, LM Leung, FKC Wong, JMC Ho… - Social Work in Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Individuals within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ)
community who are diagnosed with cancer experience inequitable treatment in healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Almost invisible: A review of inclusion of LGBTQI people with cancer in online patient information resources

JM Ussher, S Ryan, R Power, J Perz… - Patient Education and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective This review assessed the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and/or
intersex (LGBTQI) people in online cancer information. Methods The websites of Australian …

LGBTQI cancer patients' quality of life and distress: A comparison by gender, sexuality, age, cancer type and geographical remoteness

JM Ussher, K Allison, J Perz, R Power… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background There is growing acknowledgement of the psycho-social vulnerability of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex (LGBTQI) people with cancer. The …

“Surviving discrimination by pulling together”: LGBTQI cancer patient and carer experiences of minority stress and social support

R Power, JM Ussher, J Perz, K Allison… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex (LGBTQI) people
with cancer and their carers report poorer psychological outcomes than the general non …

Reinforcing or disrupting gender affirmation: the impact of cancer on transgender embodiment and identity

JM Ussher, R Power, K Allison, S Sperring… - Archives of Sexual …, 2023 - Springer
There is a pressing need for greater understanding and focus on cancer survivorship and
informal cancer caring of trans people (binary and non-binary), across tumor types, to inform …

“Queer people are excellent caregivers, but we're stretched so very thin”: Psychosocial wellbeing and impacts of caregiving among LGBTQI cancer carers

K Allison, R Power, JM Ussher, J Perz… - BMC cancer, 2024 - Springer
Background LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or intersex)
communities are increasingly recognized as a vulnerable and high-risk population in …

Disrupted identities, invisibility and precarious support: a mixed methods study of LGBTQI adolescents and young adults with cancer

JM Ussher, K Allison, R Power, S Ryan, J Perz… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) adolescents
and young adults (AYAs) with cancer report higher levels of depression and anxiety and …

“I've had constant fears that I'll get cancer”: the construction and experience of medical intervention on intersex bodies to reduce cancer risk

JM Ussher, M Carpenter, R Power, S Ryan… - … Journal of Qualitative …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This paper examines the subjective experience of medical interventions on intersex
bodies to reduce cancer risk. Methods Twenty-five individuals with intersex variations took …

Investigating the Needs and Concerns of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, or Questioning Cancer Patients

SK Zazzera, C Poole, L Marignol - Journal of Homosexuality, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The needs and concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning
(LGBTQ+) patients with cancer remain poorly understood. This is important as LGBTQ+ …

Do ask, do tell: improving health outcomes for sexual and gender minorities with cancer

DR Dickstein, E Chen, NG Zaorsky… - JNCI Cancer …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
As clinicians, scientists, and researchers, we are responsible for creating an equitable
health-care system for all patients, including sexual and gender minority patients. These …